Research Article
Taking Bacteriophage Therapy Seriously: A Moral Argument
Table 1
Six criteria for a therapy to be labelled as an EJMT.
| It is morally permissible to set aside the prima facie duty not to impose a risk of harm if and only if | (i) there is a just cause; | (ii) those who want to put aside the duty not to impose a risk of harm have good intentions; | (iii) there is a reasonable chance that the just cause will be realized; | (iv) the harm prevented will outweigh the risk of harm imposed; | (v) the just cause cannot be obtained with at least the same probability of success but without imposing a risk of harm; | (vi) those who decide on putting aside the duty not to impose a risk of harm constitute a legitimate authority. |
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